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'''John Pratt''' (4 February 1834 &mdash; 6 June 1886) was an English [[cricket]]er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm roundarm medium-pace bowler. He was born in [[Stratford, London|Stratford]], [[Essex]], and died in [[Phipps Bridge]], [[Surrey]], aged 52.

Pratt made a single first-class appearance, during the 1868 season, against [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]. He scored 9 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a single run in the second. Pratt bowled three overs during the match, with limited success. 

Pratt played cricket at county level for [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]], [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]], and in 1866 in a single match for [[Shropshire County Cricket Club|Shropshire]] while playing as club professional for [[Shrewsbury Cricket Club|Shrewsbury]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Percival|first=Tony|title=Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998|year=1999|publisher=A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham|pages=23,49|isbn=1-902171-17-9}}Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.</ref>

Pratt's brother-in-law, [[James Southerton]], made two Test appearances, the first in the inaugural Test during the 1876-77 season.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32153/32153.html John Pratt] at Cricket Archive

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